Veronica Mente

Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente is a South African politician serving as the Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since her election in December 2019. She is also a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa, having taken office in May 2014.

Veronica Mente MP
Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 December 2019
President	Julius Malema
Preceded by	Dali Mpofu
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2014
Constituency	Eastern Cape
Personal details
Born	Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Political party	Economic Freedom Fighters
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

Biography

Mente is from the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town. She began her career by working as a security member for the previous mayor of Cape Town. She was a "barefoot lawyer" in Khayelitsha who assisted workers. Mente was then a volunteer for the Labour Community Advice Media and Education Centre (LAMEC) in Khayelitsha.^[1]

Mente became a member of the EFF shortly after its founding. She was elected to Parliament in 2014.^[1]

In May 2019, she was re-elected for a second term as an MP. As of June 2019, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and an Alternate Member of the Standing Committee on the Auditor General. She became a member of the Disciplinary Committee in September 2019.^[1]

Mente was elected EFF national chairperson at the party's second elective conference in December 2019, succeeding advocate Dali Mpofu.^[2]

References

1. Du Pless, Carien (15 December 2019). "EFF's new top leadership: Malema and Shivambu tighten their grip over SA's third biggest party". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. Maeko, Thando; Smit, Sarah (15 December 2019). "Shoo-in Veronica Mente will be a 'full-time' EFF chair". Mail & Guardian.

External links

• Ms Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente – People's Assembly